John William Draper House, Palisades

Name: John William Draper House
Address: Palisades, United States

#10 among attractions in Palisades

Museum, History museum

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The Henry Draper Observatory, also known as Draper Cottage and incorrectly as the John William Draper House, is a historic house and local history museum in Draper Park off US 9 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Its core is an astronomical observatory built about 1860 for Henry Draper. It was here that he made astrophotography history, taking some of the earliest photographs of the Moon to include identifiable features through a telescope in 1863. ()

Built: 1860 (165 years ago)Coordinates: 40°59'30"N, 73°52'47"W

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Palisades United States

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John William Draper House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ever Rest, Westchester Hills Cemetery, Yonkers Yacht Club, Hastings-on-Hudson.

~790 ftNW
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Ever Rest, Palisades
4 min walk • Ever Rest is the home and studio of Jasper F. Cropsey, a painter in the Hudson River School. The historic house museum is located in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and was built in 1835.
1 miE
Cemetery
Westchester Hills Cemetery, Palisades
27 min walk • The Westchester Hills Cemetery is at 400 Saw Mill River Road in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, approximately 20 miles north of New York City. It is a Jewish cemetery, and many well-known entertainers and performers are interred there.
1.2 miSW
40°58'33"N • 73°53'19"W
Yonkers Yacht Club, Yonkers
31 min walk • Sailing, Marina
~1510 ftE
Village, Neighbourhood
Hastings-on-Hudson, Palisades
8 min walk • Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County located in the southwestern part of the town of Greenburgh in the state of New York, United States.